Self-cleaning currycomb.



P. F. DUERR.

SELF CLEANING CURRYCOMB.

APPLICATION FILED MAR- 6, 19!].

Patented May 22, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

' Application filed March 6, 1917. Serial No. 152,784.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

" Be it known that I, PHILIP F. Donna, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alvo, in the county of Cass and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Cleaning Currycombs of which the following is a specification, re eren'ce being had to the accompanying draw- 1n s.

lhis invention relates to curry combs, and particularly to self cleaning curry combs.

The general object of this invention is to provide means whereby the hair and dirt accumulating on the teeth of the curry comb may be readily cleaned from the teeth and in this connection to provide means actuated automatically when the curry comb is .removed from engagement with the animal whereby the cleaning device shall be actuated.

A further object of the invention is to provide in connection with a curry comb having a handle to which the comb is resiliently connected, means actuated by the flexing of the comb relative to the handle, whereby the cleaning members may be withdrawn from between the teeth of the comb.

Other objects have to do with the details of construction and arrangement of parts which will appear herein more fully.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1'is a top plan of my improved curry comb.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end elevation of a modified form of cleaner.

Referring to these figures, it will be seen that my improved curry comb comprises a body formed of a sheet metal plate 10 to which are attached a plurality of U-shaped members 11, the edges of which are serrated, as at 12. The handle 13 is attached to the body of the curry comb by means of a single wire bent at its middle to form a shank 14 which extends through the handle, the legs of the shank are then coiled in opposite directions to form the spring coils 15 and then the legs are extended through the U- shaped members 11 adjacent the underside of the plate 10, as at 16. Disposed between the downwardly extending flanges of the U-shaped members constituting the teeth of ber 11.

the comb are a plurality of cleaner bars 17, there bein one bar between each of the downward y extending flanges of each mem- These bars have upwardly turned ends 18 which extend upwardly through perforations formed in the plate 10 and are connected at their ends to transversely extending members 19 disposed on the upper face of the plate 10 at the ends thereof. Thesejmembers 19 may be formed in any suitable manner but are shown as being formed of sheet metal folded over longitudinally, the extremity of the ends 17 passing through perforations in the lower web of these sheet metal end pieces .19 and being headed.

For the purpose of automatically raising the cleaning members 17 from their projected positions, I mount uponthe upper face of the plate 10, the crank shaft 20 which is shown as supported in ears 21 struck up from the plate 10. This crank shaft 20 has a middle cranked portion 22 and then extends laterally through the ears 21, is then bent forward, as at 23, and then bent laterally, as at 24, and extended between the upper and lower portions of the end bars19. Extending outward from the handle 14 is a blade 25 which is preferably slotted, as at 26, the cranked portion 22 of the shaft 20 passing through this slot.

In the practical'use of this curry comb, when the curry comb is applied with pressure to the animal, the body of the comb will be deflected out of parallel relation to the handle 13 and this will cause the blade 25 to bear downward on the crankedportion 22 of the shaft 20, causing a partial rotation of the shaft and the raising of the end members 19, that is the outward movement of these end members and this outward movement retracts the cleaning members 16 in a manner which will be obvious from Fig. 2. As soon as the curry comb is removed from contact with the animal, the spring coils 15 return the handle and the body of the curry comb into parallel relation and the cleaningmembers 16 are again projected. a

I do not wish to be limited'to the particular form of cleaning members which I have illustrated in Fig.- 2, as 'it is obvious that other forms may be used, and in Fig. 4, I show cleaning members disposed between the teeth of the comb, these cleaning memsection, and being designated 16, these cleaning members, however, operate in precisely the same manner as the cleaning bars 16, except that they have a better cleaning effect on the teeth. The edges of these transversely curved strips 16*- are normally spaced from the comb teeth, a dlstance of about of an inch.

While I have illustrated a form of my in vention which I believe to be very efficient and which may be very cheaply made, I Wish it understood that many changes may be made in the details of construction, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having describedmy invention, what i claim is 1. A curry comb having a body formed with a plurality of rows of downwardly projecting teeth, cleaning members disposed between said rows and movable outward or 1 inward relative to the teeth, a handle resiliently connected to the body whereby the handle and body may be shifted into angular relation under pressure, and means for automatically causing the retraction of the cleaning members when the handle and body are shifted into angular relation.

2. A curry comb having a body formed with a plurality of rows of downwardly projecting teeth, cleaning members disposed between said rows and movable outward or inward relative to the teeth, a handle resiliently connected to the body whereby the body and handle may be forced into angular relation, a crank shaft mounted upon the body and operatively engaged with said cleaning members, and means carried by the handle acting to rotate said crank shaft in a direction to retract the cleaningmembers when the handle and body are disposed in angular relation.

3. In a curry comb, a body having a plurality of transversely extending teeth, a plurality of cleaning members disposed between the teeth and extending through to the back of the body, a handle, a resilient connection between the handle and the body normally holding the body and handle in parallel relation but permitting the handle and body to be forcibly disposed in angular relation, and means for automatically causing the projection of the cleaning members when the handle and body are in parallel relation. and the retraction of the cleaning members when the handle and body arein angular relation.

I. In a curry comb, a body having a plurality of transversely extending teeth, a plurality of cleaning members disposed between the teeth and extending through to the back of the body, a handle, a resilient connection between the handle and the body normally holding the body and handle in parallel relation but permitting the handle and body to be forcibly disposed in angular relation, and means for auton'iatically causing the projectionof the cleaning members when the handle and body are in parallel relation and the retraction of the cleaning members when the handle and body are in angular relation, said means comprising a crank shaft mounted upon the body and operatively connected to the cleaning members, and a blade rigidly attached to the handle and projecting therefrom and operatively engaging the crank shaft.

5. A curry comb having a body formed with a plurality of transversely extending teeth, a plurality of cleaning members disposed between the teeth and having members extending through the body to the back thereof, transversely extending bars on the back of the body to which said members are connected, a handle resiliently connected to the body, the handle and body being normally held in parallel relation but being relatively shiftable into angular relation, a crank shaft mounted upon the body and having cranked ends engaging the said cross bars, the middle of said shaft having a cranked portion, and a blade extending from the handle having a slot through which said last named cranked portion extends.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' PHILIP F. DUERR.

Witnesses:

HARRY O. PALMER, CALVIN H. TAYLOR. 

